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2010 debate pic.twitter.com/CSoY1dvIbZ — PolPics (@PolPics) February 22, 2014 To start with the relatively easy bit: any debates taking place within the election period would be subject to OFCOM’s broadcasting code. Well mostly. In the interests of full accuracy this part of the code (primarily section 6) “does not apply to BBC services funded by the licence fee, which are regulated on these matters by the BBC trust”. Since any debates are likely to be (as last time) a joint effort…

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David Herdson on the battle for the minor European election placings Fourth is, according to Olympic pundits, the cruellest finishing position.  I don’t buy it.  Who’d rather finish fifth or sixth than fourth, or, looking at it the other way, who enters a competition to finish third?  Higher is better, first is best and last is worst. Understandably, most of the coverage of the European elections has focussed on the front of the field: who’ll take first place, where Labour…

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Canton on Cardiff (Lab Defence) Result: Lab 1,201 (42% -9%), Plaid 972 (34% +14%), Con 381 (13% +2%), Green 148 (5% -9%), TUSC 101 (4% +3%), Lib Dem 80 (3% +1%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 229 (8%) on a swing from Lab to Plaid of 11.5% Birstall, Wanlip on Charnwood (Con Defence) Result: Lib Dem 508 (40%), Con 419 (33%), Lab 355 (28%) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 89 (7%)

  Canton on Cardiff (Lab Defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Labour 46, Liberal Democrats 16, Conservative 7, Independents 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Heath Independents 1 (Labour overall majority of 17) Result of last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 2,230, 2,130, 2,128 (51%) Plaid Cymru 910, 837, 824 (20%) Greens 730, 564, 503 (14%) Conservatives 505, 468, 426 (11%) Liberal Democrats 118, 98, 84 (2%) Socialist Labour Party 106 (1%) Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 90 (1%)…

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